FAITH CAPSULE: With understanding, celebrate resurrected Jesus do not seek Him among the dead.
Luke 24:13-53
Instead of celebrating His resurrection they came for His dead at the tomb. All came early seeking for living Jesus in the place of the dead because of lack of understanding. Luke 24:1-5 said it all, “Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth…”
Lack of understanding is the evidence of failure to have advantage making forward not to become stagnated in life. With understanding of resurrection of Jesus is to be living with trust and hope that Jesus is alive. Jesus told His believers about His crucifixion and resurrection but to believe resurrection was not in those who went to seek Him at the tomb. On the first day of the week, His disciples and some women went to the tomb greatly prepared for the dead? He was being sought like dead instead of seeking Him as living. Are you seeking dead Jesus instead of seeking living Jesus? How are you seeking Jesus regularly today? He promised that He is alive yet man is burdened with challenges in the place of seeking Jesus. Are you taking Him for lie instead of taking Him for His truth? Have you thought about it that not standing in His truth is not being able to stand for God that is able to do possibility where there is impossibility? Today gain understanding and know it today that resurrection is not idle tales. (Luke 24:11) In the place of celebrating resurrection, understand and know to disallow challenging sad situation in your conversation. Two of His disciples were on journey to Emmaus with no understanding to celebrate resurrection but were occupied with sad situation when Jesus joined their conversation. Jesus asked them “…What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?” (Luke 24:17) His disciples were lack of understanding of resurrection but lamenting crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus called their situation foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe. (Luke 24:25) His disciples on the way to Emmaus’ lack of understanding was the evidence of blindness until Jesus had communion before they could see. The bible recorded, “Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.” (Luke 24:30-31)
With understanding of resurrection, disallow conversation that is not centered on the living Jesus.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to rest in the resurrection of Jesus.